Question: An elevator cab and its load have a combined mass of 1600 kg. Find the tension in the supporting cable when the cab, originally moving

An elevator cab and its load have a combined mass of 1600 kg. Find the tension in the supporting cable when the cab, originally moving downward at 12 m/s, is brought to rest with constant acceleration in a distance of 42 m.

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